New York and Texas in Legal Clash Over Abortion Pill—What to Know

New York and Texas in Legal Clash Over Abortion Pill—What to Know

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Taylor Bruck, a clerk from Ulster County, New York, after he refused to impose a $100,000 fine against a doctor who mailed abortion pills to a patient in Texas. Texas is now seeking a “writ of mandamus,” a court order requiring Bruck to enforce the judgment against Carpenter. The case is unusual, because it highlights the friction between states whose laws contradict each other, and it brings up tricky …